"Mace" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Maces [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, from the personal name Masse, probably shortened from Matthew. Compare Massey, Massett. * As a French and Breton surname, from Macé, vernacular form of Mathieu. Compare Maze. * Also as a French surname, from Macé in Orne, from Late Latin Macciacum, from the personal name Maccius. * Also as a French surname, variant of Massé; see Masse. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Masse}} Masse, {{m|en|Matthew}} Matthew, {{m|en|Massey}} Massey, {{m|en|Massett}} Massett, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|br|-}} Breton, {{m|en|Macé}} Macé, {{m|en|Mathieu}} Mathieu, {{m|en|Maze}} Maze, {{der|en|LL.|Macciacum}} Late Latin Macciacum, {{m|la|Maccius}} Maccius, {{m|en|Massé}} Massé, {{m|en|Masse}} Masse Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Mace (countable and uncountable, plural Maces)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray) Tags: alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: mace (extra: tear gas or pepper spray)
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-pqUu9BXU
  2. (countable) A male given name, a name derived from the war instrument, a mace Tags: countable Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-FfE79-gb
  3. (countable) A surname.
    An English surname transferred from the given name.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-lSAf~eQL Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 24 49 6 17 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 31 49 8 11 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 3 13 61 5 18
  4. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Norman.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-Ao47zknK Categories (other): English surnames
  5. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Mace-en-name-TPRRSXMf

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